New American Standard Bible 2020

Hosea 13:1-8

1When Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669spokeכְּדַבֵּ֤רke.da.BerH1696, there wastremblingרְתֵ֔תre.TetH7578. Heexaltedנָשָׂ֥אna.Sa'H5375himselfה֖וּאhu'H1931in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, But throughBaalבַּבַּ֖עַלba.Ba.'alH1168he incurredH816guiltH816and diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.

2And nowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258they sinלַחֲטֹ֗אla.cha.To'H2398moreH3254and moreH3254,And makeוַיַּעְשׂ֣וּvai.ya'.SuH6213for themselvescastH4541metalH4541imagesמַסֵּכָ֨הma.se.KhahH4541,Idolsעֲצַבִּ֔ים'a.tza.BimH6091skillfullyכִּתְבוּנָם֙kit.vu.NamH8394made from their silverמִכַּסְפָּ֤םmi.kas.PamH3701,Allכֻּלֹּ֑הku.LohH3605of them theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of craftsmenחָרָשִׁ֖יםcha.ra.ShimH2796.They sayאֹמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559of them, “Let thepeopleאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120who sacrificeזֹבְחֵ֣יzoe.CheiH2076kissיִשָּׁקֽוּן׃yi.sha.KunH5401thecalvesעֲגָלִ֖ים'a.ga.LimH5695!”

3Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651they will be like themorningבֹּ֔קֶרBo.kerH1242cloudכַּעֲנַן־ka.'a.nan-H6051And like dewוְכַטַּ֖לve.kha.TalH2919whichsoonמַשְׁכִּ֣יםmash.KimH7925disappearsהֹלֵ֑ךְho.LekhH1980, Likechaffכְּמֹץ֙ke.MotzH4671which is blownH5590awayH5590from the threshingמִגֹּ֔רֶןmi.Go.renH1637floorH1637, And likesmokeוּכְעָשָׁ֖ןu.khe.'a.ShanH6227from a chimneyמֵאֲרֻבָּֽה׃me.'a.ru.BahH699.

4Yet I have been theLordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430SinceH4480the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;And you were not to knowתֵדָ֔עte.Da'H3045any godוֵאלֹהִ֤יםve.lo.HimH430exceptזֽוּלָתִי֙zu.la.TiH2108Me,For thereH369isH369noH369saviorוּמוֹשִׁ֥יעַu.mo.Shi.a'H3467besidesבִּלְתִּֽי׃bil.TiH1115Me.

5Icaredיְדַעְתִּ֖יךָye.da'.Ti.khaH3045for you in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,In the landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of droughtתַּלְאֻבֽוֹת׃tal.'u.VotH8514.

6As they hadtheir pastureכְּמַרְעִיתָם֙ke.mar.'i.TamH4830,they becameH7646satisfiedH7646, And asthey becameH7646satisfiedH7646, theirheartלִבָּ֑םli.BamH3820becameH7311proudH7311;Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֖ן'al- kenH5921 H3651theyforgotשְׁכֵחֽוּנִי׃she.khe.Chu.niH7911Me.

7So I will belikeכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644a lionשָׁ֑חַלSha.chalH7826to them; Like aleopardכְּנָמֵ֖רke.na.MerH5246I willlieH7789inH7789waitH7789by the waysideדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870.

8I will confrontאֶפְגְּשֵׁם֙'ef.ge.ShemH6298themlike a bearכְּדֹ֣בke.DoH1677deprivedH7909ofH7909her cubsשַׁכּ֔וּלsha.KulH7909,And I will tearוְאֶקְרַ֖עve.'ek.Ra'H7167opentheir chestsסְג֣וֹר לִבָּ֑םse.Gor li.BamH5458 H3820; I will alsodevourוְאֹכְלֵ֥םve.'o.khe.LemH398them thereשָׁם֙shamH8033like a lionessכְּלָבִ֔יאke.la.Vi'H3833, Asa wildהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704animalH2421would tearH1234them toH1234piecesH1234.

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